Liu Yan, Li Zhen, Li Guohui, Tan Xiaoping
Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Department of Neurology, Yan'an People's Hospital, Yan'an, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Feb 10;10(4):e26029. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26029. eCollection 2024 Feb 29.
Pneumocephalus and empyema in the subarachnoid space secondary to spinal-epidural anesthesia are very rare and have not previously been reported, to our knowledge. Here, we describe the imaging features of an older woman presenting with pneumocephalus plus subarachnoid and intraventricular empyema due to Staphylococcus epidermidis infection after spinal-epidural anesthesia, with the aim of raising awareness regarding this serious complication.
据我们所知,脊髓硬膜外麻醉继发蛛网膜下腔积气和积脓非常罕见,此前尚无相关报道。在此,我们描述了一名老年女性在脊髓硬膜外麻醉后因表皮葡萄球菌感染出现蛛网膜下腔积气以及蛛网膜下腔和脑室内积脓的影像学特征,旨在提高对这一严重并发症的认识。